Table 8

Placement of 1996-97 Foreign Language PhDs by Sex and Region of Degree-granting Institution

This table is arranged in two parts, the first showing information for the Northeast, Midwest, and South Atlantic regions, the second for the South Central, Rocky Mountain, and Pacific Coast regions.

Part 1 of 2

Northeast

Midwest

South Atlantic

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Number of PhDs reported

170

98

95

101

66

30

Percent with unknown employment status

8.18%

2.27%

5.56%

9.47%

3.23%

0.00%

Teaching in higher education:

75.34%

74.42%

75.29%

82.56%

76.67%

64.29%

Tenure-track appointment

35.62%

39.53%

40.00%

45.35%

40.00%

46.43%

Full-time non-tenure-track appointment:

28.08%

25.58%

24.71%

34.88%

26.67%

10.71%

Renewable

19.86%

17.44%

20.00%

17.44%

16.67%

10.71%

1 yr

8.22%

8.14%

4.71%

17.44%

10.00%

0.00%

Part-time appointment

11.64%

9.30%

10.59%

2.33%

10.00%

7.14%

Other higher education placement:

Postdoctoral fellowship

0.68%

2.33%

0.00%

0.00%

1.67%

3.57%

Academic administration

1.37%

0.00%

0.00%

3.49%

1.67%

0.00%

Placement outside higher education:

10.27%

9.30%

5.88%

5.81%

11.67%

17.86%

Secondary and elementary teaching

4.11%

2.33%

2.35%

1.16%

3.33%

14.29%

Government

0.00%

1.16%

0.00%

2.33%

0.00%

0.00%

Not-for-profit organization

3.42%

0.00%

0.00%

1.16%

5.00%

3.57%

For-profit business

1.37%

5.81%

2.35%

0.00%

3.33%

0.00%

Self-employed

1.37%

0.00%

1.18%

1.16%

0.00%

0.00%

Not employed:

11.64%

11.63%

12.94%

6.98%

3.33%

3.57%

Seeking

6.85%

10.47%

12.94%

6.98%

3.33%

3.57%

Not seeking

4.79%

1.16%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

Teaching, classification unknown

0.68%

2.33%

5.88%

1.16%

5.00%

10.71%

Basis for %s

146

86

85

86

60

28

Part 2 of 2

South Central

Rocky Mountain

Pacific Coast

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Number of PhDs reported

12

10

10

18

59

46

Percent with unknown employment status

0.00%

11.11%

10.00%

0.00%

7.02%

4.88%

Teaching in higher education:

66.67%

87.50%

77.78%

78.57%

71.70%

79.49%

Tenure-track appointment

33.33%

75.00%

55.56%

71.43%

28.30%

43.59%

Full-time non-tenure-track appointment:

33.33%

12.50%

11.11%

7.14%

28.30%

30.77%

Renewable

25.00%

0.00%

11.11%

7.14%

24.53%

20.51%

1 yr

8.33%

12.50%

0.00%

0.00%

3.77%

10.26%

Part-time appointment

0.00%

0.00%

11.11%

0.00%

15.09%

5.13%

Other higher education placement:

Postdoctoral fellowship

0.00%

0.00%

11.11%

7.14%

5.66%

2.56%

Academic administration

8.33%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

Placement outside higher education:

8.33%

0.00%

11.11%

14.29%

7.55%

7.69%

Secondary and elementary teaching

0.00%

0.00%

11.11%

7.14%

1.89%

2.56%

Government

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

Not-for-profit organization

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

7.14%

3.77%

2.56%

For-profit business

8.33%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

1.89%

2.56%

Self-employed

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

Not employed:

13.85%

6.52%

10.00%

5.88%

4.72%

18.92%

Seeking

7.69%

6.52%

5.00%

5.88%

4.72%

18.92%

Not seeking

6.15%

0.00%

5.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

Teaching, classification unknown

1.54%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

Basis for %s

12

8

9

14

53

39

Note: The numbers of PhDs used to calculate the placement percentages given in Table 8 include all PhDs whose employment placements were reported as known and who remained in the US after receiving their degrees.